Well, it looks like it has been a week since I have blogged. It’s either writer’s block, or I am just being lazy. I am not really sure how many people, if any, follow my blog, but it at least gives me a chance to vent and express my feelings.
I met last Monday evening with the Chairman of Deacons and the Pastor, in reference to their decision on why they would not allow my REACT team to use the empty office space in the church as our Emergency Operations Center. They gave me their reasons and in my opinion, the reasons were acceptable, however, it was still hard to swallow. It would have been the perfect place for us to have our EOC, but there were some concerns they had…..concerns that were beyond my control. So, our team will just keep looking for a place to serve as our EOC.
Last Saturday, our REACT team worked the 5K Run in Del City. We assisted Del City Police Department with traffic control during the run. We started at around 7:30 am and finished around 10:30 am. There were 7 of us assisting with the run. It was a beautiful, crisp, cool, morning….a great day for a run. After the run, I went by the church to get a Sunday bulletin so I could work on the power point for Sunday morning. I had forgotten the Pinewood Derby state races were being held in the gym. I stopped in long enough to get a sound system set up for them and to watch for about an hour.
I left at around 12:30 pm, went to Sonic to eat lunch and then headed over to Southern Hills Baptist Church, to attend the funeral of the daughter of a close friend that works for the City. There were hundreds and hundreds of people at the funeral. The entire service lasted 2 hours. It was the longest funeral I have ever attended. It was a beautiful service, with lots of family sharing stories.
That evening, I was able to set up a REACT radio in my house, which enabled me to act as the EOC for three of our units that went out on courtesy patrol. It was an extremely busy evening….we started at 7:50 pm and ended at midnight. I was so tired.
For the last week or so, I have not been feeling very well. My head is stopped up and I have a dry cough. I feel like I may be catching a cold. This blog today may not make sense because I don’t feel good and I had to be at work at 4 am this morning. Needless to say, I am still congested and very sleepy. 4 pm can’t get here fast enough today.
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